Assessment: Understanding Success in a Hispanic Serving Institution

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Assessment Understanding Success in a Hispanic
Serving Institution
November 2007
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Report of the HSI Assessment Committee

• To address how assessment is the central element
  of the HSI initiative at Metro State.
• Measure the effectiveness of all HSI-related
  activities.
• Encourage the collection and interpretation of
  disaggregated data.
• To benefit Latino and, therefore, all students at
  Metro State.

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Data Collection

• Goal Consistent and Pervasive Data Collection
• Tracking of all student activity
• Quantitative and qualitative data
• Promote a common language
• Transformational Education
• Learning Reconsidered (ACPA, NASPA, et al, 2004
  and 2006)

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Data Collection

• Universal Adoption Constituent Relationship
  Management System (CRM)
• Recruit and student modules
• Tracking of all interactions with students
• Cross-tabulation with student performance data
• The Enterprise Data Warehouse (EDW)
• Capturing our history
• The Operational Data Store (ODS)
• Using captured data more quickly and efficiently

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Resources for Data Collection

• Hardware
• Software
• Human Resources
• Powerful Tools for Collection
• Thorough Analysis by Experts
• Cross Tabulation of Quantitative and Qualitative
  Data

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Share the Data

• Goal To share the data among programs
• Data standards for collection
• Create a data clearinghouse
• Integrate current assessment programs in Academic
  Affairs and Student Services
• Use powerful tools and experts for analysis
• Dedicate resources

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The Whole Student

• Goal To Understand the Whole Student
• Quantitative Data
• Retention data
• Achievement (GPA)
• Student engagement with the institution
  (Advising, Activities, Engagement with Services)
• Qualitative Data
• Surveys
• Focus Groups
• Interviews

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Common Language

• Transformational Education
• Knowledge Acquisition, Application and
  Integration
• Cognitive Complexity
• Humanitarianism
• Civic Engagement
• Interpersonal and Intrapersonal Competence
• Practical Competence
• Persistence and Academic Achievement
• Learning Reconsidered, (ACPA, NASPA, et al, 2004
  and 2006)

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The Institution

• Goal Understand the Institution
• Mission
• Strategic Plan
• Culture
• Environment
• Policies
• People (beliefs, actions)

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Use the Data

• Create self-sustaining systems and structures
• Incorporate existing assessment of Academic and
  Student Services Programs
• Embed assessments into all new programs
• Evidence-based decision making
• Use assessment results into the administrative
  decision process
• Use assessment results for the improvement of
  programs

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The Assessment Culture

• Implement and Adopt Constituent Relationship
  Management System (CRM) and other data collection
  methods
• Disaggregation of data
• Evaluate programs based on data
• Make improvements based on data
• Communicate results to communities
• Improve assessment methods

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